144 C. W. ODLING, C.S.I., M.INST.C.E., ON ORTSSA : ■ 



named. Then as to the Uriyas, who work in Calcutta — perhaps 

 Mr. Odling will remember the modern exodus of many of these men 

 when the plague scare occurred 1 



I may add to the notice of the work of the Kavenshaw College 

 in Cuttack, the flourishing medical school ; and lastly, in thanking 

 Mr. Odling for the pleasant recollections which he has stirred up, 

 I should like to say that, in addition to the names of the three 

 worthies who, he has told us, are still recollected in the country, 

 he may rest assured that those of himself, and of his irrigation 

 friends, who gave the blessings of water to the land, will not soon 

 be forgotten. 



Eeply by the Author. 



I wish to thank Colonel Hendley and my audience for the 

 indulgent, I may perhaps say appreciative, manner in which they 

 have listened to the remarks I have been able to offer on a part of 

 India which at present is but little known. 



With regard to Colonel Hendley's question as to the origin of the 

 Gangetic line, no decisive answer is, I believe, possible. The weight 

 of the evidence according to Sterling and Hunter indicates a southern 

 origin, though a northern source has been suggested and the name — 

 the Gangetic line — appears to favour this view. 



In respect to the suggestion that the cult of Jaganath may be 

 modified Buddhism, the fact appears to be that it is a remnant of the 

 worship of the ancient races of Orissa, who preceded both Buddhism 

 and Brahmanism. The most famous legend, that of Basu the fowler, 

 relates the manner in which the idol was captured from the Savars 

 and became known as Jaganath, the Lord of the World. The 

 absorption of the Buddhist priests has been mentioned in my paper. 



The temples of Kanarak are architecturally superior to those at 

 Bhuvinasar, and several views of the Black Pagoda have been shown. 



The mineral resources of the country are not at present well 

 known. Iron is smelted in small quantities and gold exists in the 

 sands of some of the rivers. Coal of inferior quality has been 

 located. 



The people generally are inclined to look on the past as the golden 

 age, chiefly because food was so much cheaper, so late as thirty 



